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Scientific American Endorses First Presidential Candidate in 175-Year History

September 30, 2020June 18, 2021 Critical Links

By Russell Pangborn Scientific American, a group that has traditionally remained neutral around presidential elections, recently broke a 175-year protocol and endorsed Joe Biden. These are unprecedented times and all supporters of a rational, secular society should take note of this cannon shot in defense of scientific inquiry and the benefits it provides to society. What…

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COVID-19 by the Numbers

August 31, 2020June 18, 2021 Critical Links

By Seanna Watson Current COVID-19 disease and death rate, as a proportion of population: Globally: 1 in 312 has contracted COVID-19; 1 in 9260 has died Canada: 1 in 296 has contracted COVID-19; 1 in 4147 has died US: 1 in 55 has contracted COVID-19; 1 in 1812 has died As of August 30, the…

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Stab Everyone You Love

July 30, 2020June 18, 2021 Critical Links

By Leslie Rosenblood Vaccinations are one of humanity’s greatest medical innovations, saving over ten million lives since 2010 alone. Given their decades long track record of preventing illness in billions, why are so many skeptical about their safety and efficacy? Ten years ago, I made what I thought was an innocuous Facebook post that linked to this…

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Scientific Skepticism in the Age of COVID

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Critical Links

By Doug Skeggs Scientific skepticism was the foundation of the enlightenment and the launchpad for the age of reason. We know we can trust the scientific process as a pathway to knowledge. But science is not perfect, especially right now. We have every reason to be skeptical about information circulating, wrapped in the comforting blanket…

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Racial Science

June 30, 2020June 18, 2021 Critical Links 1 Comment

By Stephen Watson Recent years have seen a resurgence of “racial science” (the attempt to establish races as robust biological categories) and with it the attempt to ascribe the psychological and intellectual characteristics of people of different races to genetics (called “hereditarianism”). If the hereditarian thesis is correct, then the disparity in performance between black…